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(FILE) National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 4). At left is Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague.

East Kingston SOE Extended Until April 25

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (February 4), approved the extension of the State of Public Emergency (SOE) for the Eastern Kingston Police Division until April 25. The enhanced security measure was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...

Primary-school students participating in a 2017 Restorative Justice sensitsation session.

Activities For Restorative Justice Week 2020 Under Way

Chief for the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, Raul Salazar (left), navigates the seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction website while External Relations Officer for the UNDRR Regional Office, Saskia Carusi, looks on.

Registration Under Way For Seventh Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Platform

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (third left), with five participants in a driver-training programme, who were presented with their provisional licences during the official launch of the programme, at the Maxfield Avenue offices of the Ministry of Transport and Mining, on Tuesday (February 4). The participants (from left) are Kemar Webb, Tasha-Gaye Rose, Shaniel Sylvester, Dorothy Chambers and Ricardo Plummer. They are part of an initial batch of 30 persons from Kingston, recruited through the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, who will benefit from the initiative.

30 Young Persons Begin Driver-Training Programme Under HOPE

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange views a mural of Tommy McCook and the Skatalites which is part of the Jamaica Jamaica! exhibition now on show at the National Gallery of Jamaica until the end of June. Minister Grange launched the exhibition as a major activity for Reggae Month.

Minister Grange Opens Jamaica Jamaica! Exhibition at National Gallery

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), is presented with a copy of the Judiciary’s Strategic Business Plan, titled ‘Benchmarking the Future: Courting Success’, by Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, during the document’s recent launch, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. Mr. Chuck represented Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

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Justice Minister Calls For Support Of Judicial Strategic Business Plan

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging wide-ranging stakeholder support for the first ever Strategic Business Plan for the Judicial Arm of Government. He has also pledged the Administration’s support through the provision of the requisite resources to ensure the achievement of the stipulated goals and targets. The Minister was speaking at the Plan’s recent launch, held at the Terra...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), in conversation with (from second left): Member of Parliament for North East St. Catherine, Leslie Campbell; Opposition Spokesperson on Tourism, Wykeham McNeill and Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner, at a special viewing of new mobile justice units (in background) by Cabinet Ministers and Members of Parliament, on Duke Street in downtown Kingston, on February 4.

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New Mobile Units To Enhance Outreach Services Of Legal Aid Council

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the two newly acquired mobile justice units will significantly enhance the Legal Aid Council (LAC) outreach services for persons in marginalised and deep rural communities. “This is going to be a game changer for small communities, rural and inner-city areas, where many of these residents don’t even have the bus fare to go...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 4).

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ZOSOs Extended In Denham Town And Mount Salem

The Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) in Denham Town, Kingston; and Mount Salem, St. James, will be extended by a further 60 days to April 20, 2020 and May 9, 2020, respectively. The House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 4) approved two Resolutions for the extensions, which were moved by National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. A Zone of...

Assistant Chief Education Officer and Natural Science Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Sadpha Bennett, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

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Education Officer Emphasises Importance Of Microscience Kits

The decision to introduce the microscience kit within the school system in 2016 was to increase the number of students participating in the subject, says Assistant Chief Education Officer and Natural Science Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Sadpha Bennett. Addressing a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Mr. Bennett noted that findings from a comprehensive survey undertaken in...

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, speaks at the certificate presentation ceremony of the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) online leadership course, on January 30 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.

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Administrators Complete Online Child-Friendly Schools Leadership Course

Twenty-seven school leaders have been certified after completing the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) online Child-Friendly Schools (CFS) course. The programme was offered in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The presentation ceremony was held on January 30, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, under the theme ‘Developing Globally Responsible Leaders for Child-Friendly Schools: A Vision...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right), embraces Grammy-winning Reggae artiste, Koffee, at Norman Manley International Airport on Monday. The Minister went to welcome home the singer who won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in January 2020.

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Minister Grange Welcomes History-Making, Grammy Winning Koffee

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has welcomed home the Jamaican Grammy-winning artiste, Koffee. Minister Grange met the artiste at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Monday (today). It was the singer’s first time returning to Jamaica since winning the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in Los Angeles, California on 26...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

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Registration For Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme To Begin Shortly

Registration for the Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme is expected to begin shortly. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said that arrangements are being finalised to start the process. More than 350,000 employees are expected to benefit immediately from the pension scheme, which became effective on January 31, 2020. “This sets the stage now for the Board of Trustees to proceed...